Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Last year while thrift shopping, I ran across this great vintage Denver Broncos Christmas Ornament.

I loved the bright orange-i-ness of it! And while a part of me wanted to keep it (it IS a Broncos ornament, after all), I listed it in our vintage Etsy shop, thinking "well, IF it doesn't sell, THEN I'll keep it."

That Christmas ornament sold really quickly. I'm kind of wishing I hadn't let it go :) I'll have to be on the hunt for another.

More recently, I can across two more ornaments by the same manufacturer...a Dallas Cowboys ornament...

...and an LA Lakers ornament.

And both still had their boxes (though the boxes were pretty worn) so I could get some details as to their origin.

All of these ornaments are “Sports Collectors Series™”glass ornaments made by Topperscot Inc., in Denver, Colorado (circa mid-1990's) and are official licensed NFL & NBA products.

These were both listed in our Etsy shop. The Los Angeles Lakers ornament sold before I could post here either ornament (you can get faster notifications about new Etsy listings on our Facebook page).

However, as of the date of this post, the Dallas Cowboys ornament is still available. If you want it, you can still have yourself a merry NFL Christmas this year!

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

The Girl wanted to be Roy Mustang for Halloween this year (from the "Full Metal Alchemist" anime series) and then produced a photo of this elaborate military uniform and explained everything involved. She said it would also be for cosplay after Halloween so the materials needed to be of higher quality than if it were "just" for Halloween. (in hindsight, it would have been faster, easier, less stressful and probably cheaper to have just purchased the actual cosplay costume).

This was not a costume for a beginner, but when I said I wasn't going to make such an elaborate costume this year, she decided that SHE would make it. She's done a great job making fursuits in the past. Perhaps she'd tackle this project with as much enthusiasm and attention to detail...

First she learned how to sew straight stitches on the sewing machine. We also found several uniform shirts of the same color blue on sale at the thrift store that could be pieced together. We also found a pair of blue pants from a set of scrubs that fit her.

All of this was done in August...plenty of time to get the costume completed.

The sewing machine sat on the dining room table through the middle of September. When I mentioned it needed to be used or put away, she said she'd sew it by hand if need be. She never wanted to move beyond just sewing straight stitches on scrap fabric. I think the machine, with it's fast moving needle, intimidated her a bit.

In late September, I did see her work on pulling apart seams and piecing the fabric together.

During Fall Break from school (the 2nd week in October), we went to the craft store to pick up "little" details necessary for the look of the costume...

Shopping List:

We needed ribbon to trim the jacket (wouldn't paint work instead?).

Cord to loop around one arm (pretty sure I have some yellow yarn we could braid into rope).

The weekend before Halloween, I was getting a bit nervous about whether she would have it done in time. But Sunday night she walked downstairs in her almost-finished Roy Mustang costume...and it looked GREAT! She was more than ready when Halloween arrived!

The Girl as Roy Mustang and her friend as Edward Elric

She looked fantastic! I'm sure it won't be long before she dreams up the next costume to make.

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I'm digging into old recipe boxes and rediscovering the family favorites hidden inside! You'll find carefully handwritten recipe cards, newspapers and magazines clippings and even some hastily scrawled directions on scraps of paper, all from years (and years) ago! They're all getting scanned and transcribed so you can enjoy them in your own home kitchen.

Serve this warm, cheesy Savory Party Bread at your next gathering!
This recipe was handwritten on an index card. It was found in an old large recipe file box. The age of the recipe card is unknown.